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First off, this song is way too short. It’s the standout track on the soundtrack to Russ Meyer’s Cherry & Harry, & Raquel, which I haven’t seen. Franklin must be some slick, meandering cat though, if this is his theme.

I put this on a few mixtapes in the late 90s, and everyone who heard it wanted to borrow it to sample. I felt like it deserved to live on its own (and I am usually all about remixing things) because it was so unique. I’ve played this track at all points on my turntable’s pitch sliders, and it always comes out sounding sludgey & fresh.

Bill’s got some pretty impressive composing and music direction credits (including being the uncredited stock music composer for Romero’s original Night of the Living Dead). I bought this record at Papa Jazz in Columbia, SC, about 10 years ago. You see a lot of Russ Meyer soundtracks repackaged and reissued, but I’ve yet to see this one among them. All of the music is worth a listen, though.

Incidentally, I was first pointed to Russ Meyer’s movies by Redd Kross’s first album, Born Innocent, on which they cover “Look On Up From The Bottom,” as played below by Beyond The Valley of the Dolls’ The Carrie Nations. I’m still not sure which version is better.[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/UPnJm7yxkMA" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]

Actually, while your at it, check out “In the Long Run” as well:[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/BcE_mthmEZI" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]

& “Find it,” which is a terrific rip off of Shocking Blue’s “Hot Sand”:[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/2qcyfYIUcuw" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]
What a great movie.

Larry Chernicoff’s 1984 album Gallery of Air has some really interesting sounds on it, but this one, “Heart of the City,” seems really modern and familiar to me. I acquired this record by chance in a big lot I bought several years ago. As it says on Chernicoff’s site, this one’s out of print, and unavailable on CD, but he’s selling the remaining vinyl copies for $12 a piece. A steal! I’ve even played this out at the bar from time to time.